Mathematics professors must typically have a doctoral degree, which can take around five years of study after earning a bachelor's degree. As part of math professor requirements, individuals typically ...

A math professor's goal is to reach tenure, which is the highest academic rank available at four-year universities. At this level, professors are free to teach without fear of being censored or fired ...

In December 2025, a group of researchers from around the world, including UC Berkeley math professor Nikhil Srivastava, gathered inside the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at UC Berkeley.

Photo courtesy of the Harvard University Department of Mathematics. Alan Garfinkel, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, explains the practical uses of modeling to instructors ...

In late July, one of the world’s most famous mathematicians issued a warning to his field. Math is entering a “turbulent period,” the UCLA professor Terence Tao said in front of a packed lecture hall ...

Patrick Villa, a mathematics professor at the College of Southern Nevada, will face higher education Regent Jennifer McGrath, the incumbent who was appointed to the seat in 2025, during the upcoming ...

Recently this column noted that student journalists at Stanford University were shining a light on a well-paid education professor at the school who’s been helping to water down California’s K-12 math ...